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Trinity College Dublin provides a distinctive education andtransformative student experience which lasts for a lifetime. It is auniversity with a global reputation which seeks to bring the best ofIreland to the world, and the best of the world to Ireland.

Since its foundation, over four centuries ago, Trinity has nurturedgraduates who have helped to shape the history of Ireland and thewider world, and who continue to shape it today. Our graduates arepart of a global network of over 110,000 alumni living across 130countries worldwide.

Building on an outstanding track record of academic and world-leadingresearch, the university is developing and implementing ambitiousplans to embrace and meet the demands of 21st century education. I look forward to continuing to further Trinity’s history of innovationand excellence in teaching, learning and research.

The strong history of philanthropy which stretches back over 425 yearsto Trinity’s creation will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring itcontinues to be one of the world’s leading universities.

Trinity is a university which has always been a source of pride for itsalumni and friends and we will build on these successes to ensureTrinity continues to positively impact Ireland and the world.

Dr Patrick PrendergastProvost & President

Welcomefrom the Provost

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Mary RobinsonTrinity Alumna

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Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN)

Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN)

Trinity Long Room Hub (TLRH)

The Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI)

Centre for Digital Content Technology (ADAPT)

Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre(AMBER)

Centre for Future Networks and Communications(CONNECT)

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Trinity’s Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, founded in 1592, isthe oldest university in Ireland and is recognised internationally asIreland's No. 1 university. For over 425 years, this historic universityhas been a world leader in high-quality, internationally-recognisededucation. With a global reputation for excellence, Trinity promotescreativity and innovative thinking in students.

Trinity’s bustling 47-acre campus is an oasis in the very heart ofDublin, a vibrant and safe European capital city. The university’scity-centre location offers students a unique opportunity to blend a rigorous academic programme with an unparalleled array ofcultural, social and professional experiences. A wealth of museums,theatres, galleries, cafes, restaurants and historic tourist sites are located right on Trinity’s doorstep.

To study at Trinity is to become part of a global community of thinkers, creators, scientists, artists, inventors andentrepreneurs, from over 130 different countries.

Ranked in Ireland

Top world 100university(QS World UniversityRankings 2016/2017)

Founded in

1592by QueenElizabeth I

17,000students from122 countries

Modules offeredin over

foreignlanguages

Over 600course options

More than110,000 alumniliving in

130 countries

Spread across

47-acresin Dublin's citycentreTrinity

� Ranked in the Top 100 Universities in the World (QS World University Rankings, 2016/17)

� Ranked 1st in Ireland (QS World University Rankings, 2016/17)

� Trinity is 1st in Europe for producing Entrepreneurs*, generating 180 companies, producing 192 entrepreneursand raising $2,166 million over the last 10 years *(Pitchbook Universities Report, 2016/2017)

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A deposit libraryholding over6 millionvolumes

200 studentsocieties, sportsclubs andpublications

Supports 112startup companies

Ranked in theTop 50in the world forInternationalOutlook

(Times Higher Education WorldUniversity Rankings,2015)

Trinity researchersattract approx.€100 millionannually inexternal funding

Approximately2,500 works ofart displayed oncampus

Over 1 millionvisitors to ScienceGallery sinceopening in 2008

The Book of Kells in Trinity’s OldLibrary waswritten around the year

800AD

� Vibrant student body of over 17,000 students from 122 countries

� Ranked one of the Best Institutions in the World for Undergraduate Education (2015 Princeton Review)

� Dublin ranks 37th in the world overall in the 2016 QS Ranking for Best Student Cities and top 20 for Student Mix

‘I loved the illusion, the conviction, the desire - whatever you want to call it - that the words were agents rather than extensions of reality. That they made my life happen, rather than just recorded it happening’.

Eavan BolandTrinity Alumna

Trinity is a research-led university, where teaching is delivered by accomplished researchersand enriched by their discoveries and advances.Trinity is committed to leading global changethrough research.

Throughout their time at Trinity, we seek toprovide our students with learning opportunities,both curricular and co-curricular, to develop arange of graduate attributes which will enhancetheir academic growth and prepare them for lifeafter graduation. The Trinity Graduate Attributesare the ability to think independently, tocommunicate effectively, to act responsibly and to develop continuously.

With 3 faculties and 24 academic schools, Trinityoffers courses in disciplines ranging fromlanguages and literature to nanoscience andbiomedical engineering.

� Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

� Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

� Faculty of Health Sciences

Trinity

Undergraduate students choose from over 400 full-time four-year courses, covering all disciplines.These include flexible subject combinations in Artsand Humanities, Science, Engineering and HealthScience, allowing students to focus on the areasthat interest them most. A full list of courses isavailable at: www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate

For students with multiple academic interests, Two Subject Moderatorships (TSM) are doublehonors degree programmes. A list of possiblecombinations is available at www.tcd.ie/TSM

Trinity encourages its students to developadditional critical thinking skills by taking a courseoutside their main disciplines. To this end Trinityoffers Broad Curriculum courses in a range ofsubjects such as art, business, contemporary Asianstudies, European studies, gender & society, Greekart & architecture, history, linguistics, literature,philosophy, planet earth, political science,psychology, science & technology and theology.

For more information, see:www.tcd.ie/broad_curriculum

‘The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it there can be no understanding, indeed no fiction.’

William TrevorTrinity Alumnus

Online Education

Trinity's Online Education initiative offersexciting online courses, allowing studentsto receive a Trinity-quality educationfrom anywhere in the world.

For more information on all OnlineEducation opportunities, please visitwww.tcd.ie/OnlineEducation

Trinity offers a wide range of world-class postgraduateprogrammes at both Masters and Doctoral level.Trinity's renowned interdisciplinary research centresand institutes attract leading researchers in everydiscipline, from pharmaceutical sciences and filmstudies, to history and ubiquitous computing.

Many of our taught Masters programmes can becompleted in a single year and are therefore highlycost-competitive in an international context.

For more information on taught and researchpostgraduate opportunities see www.tcd.ie/study

on the world stage, Trinity

With a tradition ofscholarship spanning more

than four centuries,Trinity is home to talented

and inquiring minds, a liberaleducation, and research

conducted at the frontiers of disciplines

The university brings together a diverse, curious and supportivecommunity of students and faculty in the heart of the city. Trinityactively encourages its students to participate in volunteeringactivities. Student life at Trinity is about much more than education:with over 200 sports clubs and societies ranging from athletics totennis, debating to investing, and drama to science fiction, there issomething to suit every interest.

� 200+ student societies, publications and sports clubs

� Oldest student societies in the world: ‘The Phil’ and ‘The Hist’, rival debating societies, date back over 300 years

� 7 student publications, including 1st student newspaper in Ireland founded in 1953

� 50+ sports clubs welcome members of all levels

Trinity is one of the world’sonly universities to provideall undergraduate studentswith a personal Tutor – adedicated faculty memberwho can offer academic,personal and professionalguidance throughout thefour year degreeprogramme. A wide range ofstudent services, includinglearning development andsupport, peer mentoring,counselling and careeradvice, ensures that allstudents have the supportthey need to succeed inTrinity and beyond.

WENYI,UNDERGRADUATEBESS STUDENTFROM CHINA

Trinity Experience

as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.’

Oscar WildeTrinity Alumnus

BRUNO,POSTGRADUATESTUDENT FROMBRAzIL

“DUBlIN IS A FANTASTICPlACE PUlSINg WITHCUlTURE, HISTORy ANDART. THE PEOPlE ARE SOWElCOMINg, I FEEl ATHOME HERE!”

Research Strengths

“Today I have seen first-hand how AM which will not only help to solve soc

Jyrke Katainen, European

Top 150 in terms of ResearchImpact Worldwide(Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2015)

Trinity’s internationalcollaborations span more than2,650 universities and researchinstitutions across 107 countries. (Source: SciVal August 2016)

Ireland is the 2nd most successfulnation in terms of EuropeanResearch Council (ERC) successrates in first round of H2020, 47% of which has been awardedto Trinity

The E3 will be Trinity’sEngineering, Energy andEnvironment Institute, amajor new engagementbetween the School ofEngineering and the Schoolof Natural Sciences.

The E3’s vision is of anengineering-enhancedenvironment, and itsmission is to propose andimplement optimaltechnological and humaninterventions that willenhance our planet and ourrelationship with it.3

Trinity’s position as one ofthe world’s leadinguniversities is defined by ourmultidisciplinary, cross-faculty research and capacityto address issues of societaland economic importanceglobally. Our strength lies inthe breadth and excellence ofour expertise; fromindividual-scholars andthought-leaders, to largemultidisciplinary teams, each delivering research ofnational and globalimportance.

‘Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.’

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

Inclusive Society

250funding bodies in 20 Countries

MBER is conducting world-class material science research, cietal challenges, but also help to boost our competitiveness

and create the jobs and growth needed in Europe.”

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Trinity ranks 1st

the world top 50(Pitchbook Universities Report 2016-2017)

TBSI is an innovative and interdisciplinaryinitiative whose work leads to scientificdiscoveries of biomedical importance,giving rise to improvements in humanhealth and patient care.

The Trinity long Room Hub is Trinity’sflagship Arts and Humanities ResearchInstitute.

CRANN is Ireland's leading nanoscienceinstitute, with over 300 researchers and 37leading investigators of multiple disciplines.

TCIN is an interdisciplinary research institutecovering psychology, physiology,biochemistry, engineering, psychiatry andgenetics.

The focus of TTMI is on multidisciplinarypatient-centered research. It aims totranslate major discoveries to thedevelopment and implementation of noveldiagnostics, drugs and treatments toenhance patient care.

The Atlantic Philanthropies gave €138.4 million toTrinity and the University of California, San Francisco(UCSF) in 2015 to establish the Global Brain HealthInstitute (GBHI). This groundbreaking initiative aimsto tackle the looming dementia epidemic andimprove health and dementia care worldwide.Dementia is among the most devastating illnessesglobally, affecting over 48 million people, a numberwhich is expected to double every 20 years if thereare no effective interventions. The GBHI will train600 global researchers over 15 years in the US,Ireland and across the world to carry out dementiaresearch, deliver health care and change policies andpractices. Trinity and UCSF are in an excellentposition to deliver GBHI based on their existingstrengths in brain health research.

€68 millioninvestmentin Trinity – singlelargest philanthropicgift to an Irishuniversity

600 world classresearchers/traineesin Ireland over initial15-year period

Offering a uniquetraining experienceto address issues ofdementia care &prevention

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

(TBSI)

(TlRH)

(CRANN)

(TCIN)

(TTMI)

5TBSI is an innovative and interdisciplinaryinitiative whose work leads to scientificdiscoveries of biomedical importance,giving rise to improvements in humanhealth and patient care.

The Trinity long Room Hub is Trinity’sflagship Arts and Humanities ResearchInstitute.

CRANN is Ireland's leading nanoscienceinstitute, with over 300 researchers and 37leading investigators of multiple disciplines.

TCIN is an interdisciplinary research institutecovering psychology, physiology,biochemistry, engineering, psychiatry andgenetics.

The focus of TTMI is on multidisciplinarypatient-centered research. It aims totranslate major discoveries to thedevelopment and implementation of noveldiagnostics, drugs and treatments toenhance patient care.

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

(TBSI)

(TlRH)

(CRANN)

(TCIN)

(TTMI)

5TBSI is an innovative and interdisciplinaryinitiative whose work leads to scientificdiscoveries of biomedical importance,giving rise to improvements in humanhealth and patient care.

The Trinity long Room Hub is Trinity’sflagship Arts and Humanities ResearchInstitute.

CRANN is Ireland's leading nanoscienceinstitute, with over 300 researchers and 37leading investigators of multiple disciplines.

TCIN is an interdisciplinary research institutecovering psychology, physiology,biochemistry, engineering, psychiatry andgenetics.

The focus of TTMI is on multidisciplinarypatient-centered research. It aims totranslate major discoveries to thedevelopment and implementation of noveldiagnostics, drugs and treatments toenhance patient care.

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

(TBSI)

(TlRH)

(CRANN)

(TCIN)

(TTMI)

5TBSI is an innovative and interdisciplinaryinitiative whose work leads to scientificdiscoveries of biomedical importance,giving rise to improvements in humanhealth and patient care.

The Trinity long Room Hub is Trinity’sflagship Arts and Humanities ResearchInstitute.

CRANN is Ireland's leading nanoscienceinstitute, with over 300 researchers and 37leading investigators of multiple disciplines.

TCIN is an interdisciplinary research institutecovering psychology, physiology,biochemistry, engineering, psychiatry andgenetics.

The focus of TTMI is on multidisciplinarypatient-centered research. It aims totranslate major discoveries to thedevelopment and implementation of noveldiagnostics, drugs and treatments toenhance patient care.

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

(TBSI)

(CRANN)

(TCIN)

(TTMI)

5TBSI is an innovative and interdisciplinaryinitiative whose work leads to scientificdiscoveries of biomedical importance,giving rise to improvements in humanhealth and patient care.

The Trinity long Room Hub is Trinity’sflagship Arts and Humanities ResearchInstitute.

CRANN is Ireland's leading nanoscienceinstitute, with over 300 researchers and 37leading investigators of multiple disciplines.

TCIN is an interdisciplinary research institutecovering psychology, physiology,biochemistry, engineering, psychiatry andgenetics.

Trinity Translational Medical Institute(TTMI) This new institute helps ourresearchers to “translate” rapidly from majordiscoveries to the development and use ofnew drugs and devices for patients.

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumni

‘Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.’

Jonathan SwiftTrinity Alumnus

Imagine

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Research by William Rowan Hamiltonprofessor in Trinity 1823

Inventor of the‘quaternions’

a mathematical calculation that

underpins modern spaceflight

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launchboxStartup accelerator open to teamsof Trinity students with an earlystage business.

In its first four years of existence� Over 150 students have gone

through the programme� 40 jobs have been created by

LaunchBox startups� Over €3 million of investment

has been raised

Blackstone launchPadBlackstone LaunchPad at Trinity isan experiential entrepreneurshipprogramme open to Trinitystudents, alumni, staff and facultyoffering coaching, ideation andventure creation support.

launchlabsTrinity’s Launchlabs Accelerator isa formal programme to supportnew campus company formation.The programme provides guidanceand coaching to address the risksand responsibilities associatedwith running a company, andprepares founders andmanagement teams to give themthe best chance of success.

Innovation AcademyThe Innovation Academy aims to develop a new kind of PhDgraduate with a thoroughunderstanding of how innovationcan convert knowledge intoproducts, services and policies foreconomic, social and culturalbenefit.

Innovation &Entrepreneurship Hub

Trinity is committed to providing anenvironment that enablesinnovation and entrepreneurship atall levels across the university.

To this end Trinity has establishedthe Innovation and Entrepreneurship(I&E) Hub, to be housed in a world-class facility, co-located with anexpanded School of Business. The I&E Hub has already taken greatstrides in implementing a strategyproviding Trinity’s community ofstudents, staff and academics withthe supports and facilities to pursueentrepreneurship as a viable andrewarding career path.

In addition the Hub will create afront door to the dynamic andburgeoning entrepreneurshipcommunity in Dublin and to themany Trinity graduate entrepreneurswho are creating or driving newbusinesses globally.

The I&E Hub encompasses a numberof activities that contribute toTrinity’s mission to deliver economic,cultural and social value throughentrepreneurship.

These are:

launchBoxBlackstone launchPadlaunchlabsInnovation AcademyEIT Health and Raw Materials

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

‘Ethics is the science of the laws which govern our actions as moral agents.’

EIT Health & EIT RawMaterials

The European Institute ofInnovation & Technology (EIT)is an independent body of theEuropean Union set up in 2008 to promote innovation andentrepreneurship across Europe to overcome some of its greatestchallenges. Knowledge andInnovation Communities (KICs) arepartnerships that bring universitiesand research centres together withbusinesses to promote thedevelopment of innovativeproducts and services, to createnew start-up companies and totrain new entrepreneurs.

The winners of the EIT’s 2014 Call for Knowledge and InnovationCommunities (KICs) proposalswere the pan-European consortiaInnoLife (EIT Health) andRawMatTERS (EIT Raw Materials),bringing together more than 150 partners, one of those beingTrinity, from 20 EU Member States.

Future and EmergingTechnologies (FET)

The EU Commission has committed€1 billion to the Graphene Flagshipproject led by CRANN. This is thelargest ever research projectfunded in the history of theEuropean Union.

Trinity Technology andEnterprise Campus

Trinity Technology andEnterprise Campus (TTEC) isbased in Dublin’s vibrant ‘SiliconDocks’, home to some of theworld’s largest technologycompanies including Google andFacebook.

The campus hosts a variety ofactivities including the NationalTechnology Centre Learnovate, and The Tower, which acts as anincubation centre for Trinity.

Trinity has produced more Entrepreneurs thanany other university in Europe*, generating 180 companies, producing

192 entrepreneurs and raising $2,166 million over the last 10 years *(Pitchbook Universities Report 2016-2017)

is at the heart of the Trinitylearningexperience

‘The greatest challenge for science is to think globally, think simply and act accordingly. It would be disastrous toneglect the diseases of the developing world. One part of the world affects another part. We have a moral obligation

to look after each other, but we’re also naturally obligated to look after our own needs. It has to be both.’

William CampbellTrinity Alumnus

global Impact

For generations, Trinity hasbeen recognised globally forits excellence in research andeducation.

We continue to deepencollaborations with peer institutions around the worldand encourage studentmobility.

We are proud of ourwelcoming, internationalcampus that celebratesdiversity and facilitates anenriching student experience.

Trinity has connections withvirtually every country in theworld and has a long historyof international collaboration.

A vibrant community ofresearchers and studentsacross the university's threefaculties addresses globalchallenges, including work inglobal health, climate changeand globalisation.

The Trinity InternationalDevelopment Initiative (TIDI)coordinates research,education and outreach inAsia and Africa, especiallyEthiopia, Rwanda, SouthAfrica and Uganda.

global Partnerships andCollaborations:

Our academic and researchpartnerships span the globe. Active partnerships andnetworks of leading globalresearch-intensive universitiesinclude the Coimbra Groupand the Consortium forAdvanced Studies Abroad(CASA).

CASA was established as a non-profit consortium of nineleading research universities inthe United States: BrownUniversity, Columbia University,Cornell University, DartmouthCollege, Harvard University,Johns Hopkins University,Northwestern University, TheUniversity of Pennsylvania, andVanderbilt University.

CASA provides a uniqueframework for studentmobility internationallythrough study centresaround the world.

Trinity is the first CASAmember from outside theUnited States to join theconsortium.

provides an enabling and stimulating learning

Trinity is a world-class educational institution,with a research-inspired curriculum

World Map - global research collaborations 2011-2015

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880+Australiaand New zealand

15160+Europe

4270+North America

280+South America

240+Africa

Trinity

global Campus

Our cosmopolitan, diversecampus supports aninternational studentcommunity from over 120countries. 26% of ourstudents come from outsideof Ireland.

In addition, 40% of Trinity’sfaculty is international,reinforcing the institution’sglobal outlook andconnections in educationand research.

The Trinity global Room is an innovative spacedesigned to link theuniversity to the world.Acting as a platform tocelebrate cultural diversitywithin Trinity, the GlobalRoom is an area wherestudents and staff can relax,converse and learn aboutdifferent cultures andcustoms.

By partnering with leadinguniversities globally, we havecreated opportunities for ourstudents to broaden their studyand career options and haveenabled the same for the manystudents that study at Trinity from abroad.

Student exchange agreements are in place with more than 250leading universities worldwide.

In recent years, increasedopportunities for students tostudy in some of Asia's leadinguniversities have been developed.

Trinity continues to pursue thedevelopment of joint programmeswith institutions worldwide,building on those established inSingapore and India.

Graduate Prospectsand Alumni TestimonialsCareers

Dublin, the Europeanheadquarters of companies suchas Google, eBay, AirBnB, Microsoft,PayPal, LinkedIn and Facebook, is an ideal place for studentsinterested in working in theseworld-leading corporations.

Trinity’s enviable locationpositions the university right in theheart of the hub of global businessactivity, ‘Ireland’s Silicon valley’.Students are recruited forinternships, summer jobs andgraduate careers from employerswho look to Trinity as a keyprovider of top quality graduates.

Trinity’s Career Service

ranked in Europe

2nd

Over 110,000alumni in

130 countriesworldwide

of Trinity graduates are inemployment or further

studies within 6 months aftercompleting their studies

% 94

International StudentBarometer 2015

‘The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.’

Oscar WildeTrinity Alumnus

Stanley Quek

Executive Chairman of RegionDevelopment Pte Ltd, theGroup Managing Director andCEO of Frasers Property in

Australasia, UK and Europe

“I enjoyed my time in Trinity as astudent and my connection with Irelandcontinues to enrich my life. I amdelighted to be part of the global Trinitycommunity.”

Fiona Dawson Global President, Mars Food

“I absolutely loved my time atTrinity, it opened my eyes to somany new and excitingopportunities. The breadth of

subjects we studied set the groundworkfor my love of running businesses,where you need to have a good grasp ofdifferent areas. Whilst I loved the courseI did, I also found the social side wasliberating. There is something veryspecial about attending a university sosteeped in history, located in the veryheart of the city.”

Paul R. Johnston CEO of Exponent Inc.

“I think the Trinity engineeringprogramme that I went throughfrom 1972–1976 was very strongand it prepared me very well for

what was to be my future career. Part ofthe reason was that it gave me a strongbackground in mathematics andcomputer science, in addition to anappreciation of engineering principles.This helped me to go on and pursue aMaster’s Degree and Ph.D. at StanfordUniversity in California and further myengineering career.”

Priya Nair Managing Director, Royal Bank ofCanada Capital Markets

"I had a wonderful time atTrinity. Once you attend thereas a student, your bond withthe university never dies. While

studying biochemistry and genetics asan undergraduate I was challengedacademically but I equally loved mytime spent on extracurricular activitiesfrom serving as Students’ UnionPresident to being involved in clubs andsocieties. Today, I remain involvedthrough alumni branches in London andSouth Asia and I am proud of being partof the Trinity global network."

Supportingthe Development of Trinity

Chuck Feeney, Founder, the AtlanticPhilanthropies

The Atlantic Philanthropiessupported Trinity CollegeDublin to the tune of €300million. Starting with thelaunch of the Programme forResearch in Third LevelInstitutions (PRTLI) in 1998, TheAtlantic Philanthropies usheredin a new era for research andinnovation in Trinity.

Chuck Feeney has become themost generous benefactor toTrinity since its foundation.

Martin and Carmel Naughton,the Naughton Foundation

In 2008 Mr and Mrs Naughtoninvested in the NaughtonInstitute, a state-of-the-artnanoscience facility CRANN.Trinity today, on a per researcherbasis, is among the top in theworld in Nanotechnology and inMaterial Science. Since the initialinvestment the Naughtons havesupported a number of otherinitiatives including STEMscholarships.

“Each year we are amazed to seethe calibre of the fine youngpeople who apply to us. It gives usgreat pleasure to support theirSTEM studies and we hope it willbe of great benefit to them andIreland in years to come.”

The Cathal Ryan Trust andDanielle Ryan

In 2010 The Capt. Cathal RyanTrust represented by DanielleRyan funded the construction ofthe new Lir Academy, a purpose-built facility to train a newgeneration of actors and othersinvolved in stagecraft.

"My late father and I had manydiscussions about creating adrama academy in Ireland. The Trust and Trinity share acommon passion tocreate a training academy thatwill have a world-classreputation in the dramatic arts,one that would enable Irishstudents to realise theirambitions on stage and onscreen throughout the world."

Beate Schuler, Founder, Iropharm Ltd.

In 2003 Dr Beate Schulerdonated the Double Helixsculpture by Brian King toTrinity. Later Dr Schuler fundedPhDs and professorships inchemistry.

She also contributed to theScience Gallery and TrinityBiomedical Sciences Institute,where a seminar room is namedafter her father, Dr Wilhelm(Fips) Schuler.

“I lived most of my working life inIreland, I have earned my moneyin Ireland, I had my company inIreland and I think it is one of myduties and my pleasures to givesomething back to the society ofIreland.”

9 of the top 1050%9 of the top 10

‘Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.’

Mary RobinsonTrinity Alumna

JonathanSwift

(1667-1745),satirist and

author ofGulliver's

Travels

William RowanHamilton

(1805-1865),physicist,

astronomer, andmathematician,

who madeimportant

contributions toclassical

mechanics,optics, and

algebra

Oscar Wilde(1854-1900),

poet, author,dramatist

Ernest Walton(1903-1995),

physicist whohelped to

achieve thefirst artificial

nuclearreaction and

shared theNobel Prize forPhysics in 1951

SamuelBeckett

(1906-1989),novelist, and

foremostdramatist of

the theatre ofthe absurd,

winner ofthe 1969 Nobel

Prize forLiterature

Denis ParsonsBurkitt

(1911-1993),discovered,

described anddiagnosed

Burskitt’sLymphoma

WilliamTrevor,

one ofIreland’s mostprolific writers

and a masterstoryteller, was

awarded theBob

HughesLifetime

AchievementAward in Irish

Literature in2008

WilliamCampbell,

winner of the2015 Nobel

Prize inMedicine

MaryRobinson,

formerPresident of

Ireland,humanitarian,

currentChancellor of

the Universityof Dublin

louiseRichardson,

Vice-Chancellorof Oxford

University

Trinity College Dublin, the University of DublinCollege GreenDublin 2Ireland

Tel: +353 1 896 1000

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Trinity is a university of global consequence,

research and scholarship Ireland and the world

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